Maryland Public Policy Institute

Type: Organization

Name: Maryland Public Policy Institute

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Baltimore's Road to Pension Reform Begins Now

The Maryland Public Policy Institute today issued the following statement in advance of the Baltimore City Council's hearings on Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's pension reform plan. The City of Baltimore's employee pension system currently faces nearly ... [Published Citybizlist - May 23 2013]

Entities: Maryland Public Policy Institute, Baltimore (Maryland, United States), Pension Reform

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...grown 89 percent since 2007 but revenues only grew three percent," said Christopher B Summers, president of the Maryland Public Policy Institute. "Baltimore's future as a fiscally sustainable city depends on controlling these runaway costs. The Mayor's plan for pension modernization is a measurable improvement over the status quo. It will help put Baltimore on a fiscally sustainable path and deserves the Council's highest consideration."

Baltimore's Road to Pension Reform Begins Now [Published Citybizlist - May 23 2013]

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Fact Checked! Ted Cruz's Twisted Economic History [Published Burnt Orange Report - Mar 23 2013] While Senator Ted Cruz's keynote address to CPAC last week may have caught the excited attention of red-state nutter-butters, those of us who graduated from the sixth grade noticed that Wackobird needs a history lesson. Brooks Jackson of FactCheck.org ...